Controller
CFS
Rocky Hill, CT
Controller
Salary: $130-170k + bonus
Our client, a local manufacturing organization that is actively looking at M&A opportunities, is currently seeking a Controller to join their team.
What we like about this Controller position:
- The company is redefining innovation in assembly automation – serving many forward moving industries: defense, energy, pharma, med device/life science, electronics, automotive, food/beverage & more
- Succession seat with direct line to outgoing CFO role
- The role is open due to a retirement – current CFO started as their first Controller 7-8 years ago and really brought the accounting function in house
- Visibility and influence in a transforming, automation-driven business
- Opportunity to shape finance function and support executive transition
- Closely held family business that is growing
- 1 acquisition in 2025 and looking for more M&A
- Year-end shut down Xmas to New Year’s decision will be announced in fall
- Get your birthday off!
- Base + bonus, 9 holidays, 3% profit share, 401k contribution
Key Responsibilities of this Controller role:
- Lead the month-end close for multiple locations and ensure GAAP‑compliant financial statements and consolidated reporting.
- Maintain and strengthen internal controls and standardize accounting processes company wide.
- Oversee standard costing, cost roll‑ups, and cost updates across all plants.
- Analyze multi‑site production variances (labor, material, overhead).
- Manage inventory valuation for raw materials, WIP, and finished goods across locations and lead cycle counts and physical inventory at each facility.
- Partner with plant leadership to improve cost visibility and reduce waste.
- Ensure compliance with state‑specific tax, payroll, and regulatory requirements.
- Support capital expenditure planning and ROI analysis for multiple facilities.
- Collaborate with supply chain, production, and engineering to optimize operations.
- Additional tasks as assigned.
What they want to see the Controller bring:
- BS Accounting
- Manufacturing industry experience, with M&A experience as a plus.
- Epicor experience preferred but not required, ERP experience required
- Cost accounting, month-end, FS prep, budgeting/forecasting, working with plant operations
MaxSalary: USD170000
MinSalary: USD130000
About the Company
CFS
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.